Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and traumatic brain injury (TBI), but granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for chloracne, as the evidence did not show that his condition met the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and increased evaluations, resulting in the dismissal of all issues.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and service connection for alopecia.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, to include as due to an undiagnosed Gulf War illness, and denied higher ratings for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), and lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease (DDD) and intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS).

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss and a left hand skin condition, to include radiation dermatitis, as there was no evidence of current disability or nexus to active duty.

The appeal for service connection for dermatitis of the left and right greater toes was withdrawn by the Veteran during a Board hearing.

The Board granted service connection for skin disability and remanded the issue of service connection for psychiatric disability, finding new and material evidence to reopen the claim.

The Board granted a rating of 30 percent for the right shoulder disability and 40 percent for the lower back disability, effective March 23, 2020, while denying increased ratings for other conditions.

The Board denied increased ratings for obstructive sleep apnea, tinnitus, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with dysthymic disorder and major depressive disorder, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), eczema, and remanded the claim for total disability for individual unemployability.

The Veteran withdrew all pending claims and appeals, effective December 11, 2020.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral pes cavus, left wrist tenosynovitis, neck sprain with cervicalgia and cervical spondylosis, nasal turbinate hypertrophy, and seborrheic dermatitis, tinea pedis, and onychomycosis of the nails.

The Board granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, dermatitis, right shoulder strain, sinusitis, and reactive airway disease. The claims for PTSD, major depressive disorder, and panic attacks were remanded.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the veteran's appeal for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected acne.

The Board granted service connection for headaches and increased ratings for the low back, acquired psychiatric condition, and TDIU. The claims for increased ratings for left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, dermatitis, and special monthly compensation were denied.

The Board granted service connection for a cervical spine disorder but denied service connection for psoriasis, varicose veins, nodule on right thyroid, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, and gynecological disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae and service connection for tinea pedis, while remanding a claim for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board denied service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae as the evidence did not support a nexus between the condition and the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted a 60 percent rating for psoriatic dermatitis, a 30 percent rating for GERD with hiatal hernia and gastritis, and a 20 percent rating for left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), but denied a compensable rating for hemorrhoids.

The Board remands the claims for a lumbar spine disability, left clavicle disability, scar of the left clavicle, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae (skin) disability, and total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities for further development.